Noah and the Whale's Gear Stolen

by Meg Ruddick

Bad news for London band Noah and the Whale. Between midnight and 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, someone stole the trailer that held all of the band's equipment. Members of the group woke to find the trailer missing from the parking lot near their hotel in Manchester. The band is touring through the U.K. and U.S. in support of its new album, The First Days of Spring, coming out on Oct. 6.

Noah and the Whale

Lead singer Charlie Fink talked to NME about some of the irreplaceable instruments that were stolen, including left-handed Les Paul and Telecaster guitars, and Fink's own white 1963 Fender Jaguar: "I used that guitar for everything. I used that guitar to record the album... that's my guitar. I feel like a part of my personality has been removed. It defines so much about the stuff we do, the way that stuff sounds."

Noah and the Whale's members are asking their fans to keep an eye out for the stolen equipment on sites like eBay, and to contact the band via MySpace with any information. So far, the band has not canceled any of its upcoming tour dates.

Check out NPR's Exclusive First Listen of The First Days of Spring here.

5:55 PM ET | 09-30-2009 | permalink

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